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There are 6 modules in this course
In the final capstone project you will apply the skills you learned by building a large data-intensive application using real-world data.
You will implement a complete application processing several gigabytes of data. This application will show interactive visualizations of the evolution of temperatures over time all over the world.
The development of such an application will involve:
— transforming data provided by weather stations into meaningful information like, for instance, the average temperature of each point of the globe over the last ten years ;
— then, making images from this information by using spatial and linear interpolation techniques ;
— finally, implementing how the user interface will react to users’ actions.
Get an overview of the project and all the information to get started. Transform data provided by weather stations into meaningful information.
What's included
2 videos1 reading2 programming assignments
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2 videos•Total 4 minutes
Project overview•2 minutes
Project setup•2 minutes
1 reading•Total 240 minutes
Data extraction•240 minutes
2 programming assignments•Total 360 minutes
Scaffolding material (audit)•180 minutes
Scaffolding material•180 minutes
Raw data display
Module 2•5 hours to complete
Module details
Transform temperature data into images, using various interpolation techniques.
What's included
1 reading
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1 reading•Total 300 minutes
Raw data visualization•300 minutes
Interactive visualization
Module 3•5 hours to complete
Module details
Generate images compatible with most Web-based mapping libraries.
What's included
1 reading
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1 reading•Total 300 minutes
Milestone: interactive visualization in a Web app•300 minutes
Data manipulation
Module 4•4 hours to complete
Module details
Get more meaning from your data: compute temperature deviations compared to normals.
What's included
1 reading
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1 reading•Total 240 minutes
Data manipulation•240 minutes
Value-added information visualization
Module 5•4 hours to complete
Module details
Generate images using bilinear interpolation.
What's included
1 reading
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1 reading•Total 240 minutes
Value-added information visualization•240 minutes
Interactive user interface
Module 6•4 hours to complete
Module details
Implement how the user interface will react to users’ actions
What's included
1 reading
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1 reading•Total 240 minutes
Interactive user interface•240 minutes
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Reviewed on Jan 2, 2019
This is the hardest course of this Specialization, but I enjoyed it anyway. Thanks!
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CW
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Reviewed on Jan 28, 2018
Very cool to see the entire application fit together eventually. However, feel sometimes the explanation for the exercise could have used more details/examples.
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KB
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Reviewed on Jun 13, 2017
Good course, some of the assignments could have been more explicit with expectations in cases where specific implementation details matter but the forums were helpful in that regard anyways.
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